Buckle for personal weak



State of Kentucky,

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UNITED STATESWFFATENT OFFICE.

LAWRENCE r. o'r'rniv', or

ivnwronr, KENTUCKY.'

' BUCKLE FOR PERSONAL WEAR.

Application filed January 24 T 0 all whom it may concern: v

Be'it known that I, LAWRENCE OTTEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newport, in the county of Campbell and have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Buckles for Personal Wear, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to buckles, and particularly to those used uponbelts for personal wear.

The object of my invention is to provide a buckle of eflicient andeconomical construction which is adapted to securely grasp and hold abelt upon the wearer at any point without the necessity of weakeningthebelt by perforations to receive the V ordinary tongue of a buckle.

My invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof parts as herein set forth and claimed.

' In the drawing which serves to illustrate a preferred construction ofmy invention;

Figure 1 is a front View of the buckle with the ends of a belt attachedthereto;

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line Fig. 4 is a rear viewthereof; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a fluted cam.

My improved buckle comprises a concavoconvex plate 1, having rearwardlyextended flanges 2and 3 at its upper and lower edges respectively. saidflanges being preferably provided with tapering surfaces 4 and 5respectively at their ends and being curved or recessed between the endsto form extensions 6 and 7 respectively. A pin 8 is mounted in openings9 in extensions 6 and is held in position by heads 10 formed upon itsends. A sleeve 11 is mounted on said pin and a belt attaching loop 12 ispivotally mounted on said pin between said sleeve and extensions 6.v Oneendof belt 13 is suitably connected to said loop. I Fluted cam 14' isprovided upon its concave side near one edge thereof with a bear ingsleeve 15 suitably formed thereon, and a pivot pin 16 is mountedtherein, and projects from each end thereof to enter holes 16 inextension 7, after which heads 18 are formed thereon to hold said pivotpin .in

place so that said ridged cam is pivotally mounted thereon, with itsridged s1de disposed toward the rear side of the plate and adjustment toSpecification of LettersPatent. Patented J 11113 28, 1921',

, 1920. Serial No. 353,832.

with its free edge 19 extending inwardly toward the center of plate 1,as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

The flanges 2 and 3 are cut away between their ends to form theextensions 6 and 7 and toperrnit the plate to receive the double lap ofthe trouser opening and to fit snugly thereagainst.

When the buckle has been constructed and assembled and connected to oneend of the belt as above described, the other end of the belt isinserted between the plate and cam until the proper tightness of thebelt upon the person has been obtained. The tension of the belt drawnacross the concave surface of the plate and between said plate and camwill firmly grasp and hold the belt in the desired adjusted position.

Heretofore buckles having tongues to engage perforations in the belt didnot permit of fine adjustment of the belt to any position desired andfrequently additional perforations had to be made by the user. By theuse of my improved buckle all perforations are dispensed with, therebyadding to the beauty and life of the belt and at the same timepermitting of a greater range of any position desired, depending uponthe size of the user or upon the degree of tightness to which he wishesitadjusted. M

It will be apparent that my invention is capable of some modificationwithout departure from its scope or spirit, as for instance, while Ihave shown cam 14 provided with ridges 20 to engage and grip the belt toprevent slipping thereof, any other roughened or raised surface may beused in lieu thereof.

What I claim is new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a belt buckle for personal wear, a concavo-convex plate havingrearwardly extending flanges, a pin mounted in said flanges, a sleeve onsaid pin, a belt loop pivotally mounted on said pin between said sleeveand said extensions respectively and a cam having pointed ridges, andpivotally mounted in the other end of said extensions respectively andadapted to receive the other end of said belt between said cam and saidplate whereby said plate is adapted to be held upon the user in anydesired position, substantially as set forth and for the purposesspecified.

2. In a'belt buckle for personal wear, a

3. In abelt buckle for personal Wear, a 10 cam having a convex engagingsurface pro vided With a plurality of sharp ridges, -concave surface, asleeve fixed to said concave surface near one edge of said cam and apivot in said sleeve, substantially as set '15 forth and for thepurposes specified.

LAWRENCE F. OTTEN.

